It's crisis time as Spider-Girl realizes that Carnage will only be stopped if she destroys someone she truly loves!

32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

FANTASTIC FIVE #5

COVER BY: CLAYTON HENRY

WRITER: TOM DEFALCO

PENCILS: RON LIM

INKS: SCOTT KOBLISH

COLORED BY: AVALON STUDIOS

LETTERED BY: DAVE SHARPE

THE STORY:

With the Earth already conquered and his teammates dying, Reed Richards faces his final battle with Doctor Doom--and only one will survive!

32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

HEROES FOR HIRE #13

COVER BY: SANA TAKEDA

WRITER: ZEB WELLS

PENCILS: CLAY MANN

JOHN BOSCO

COLORED BY: BRAD ANDERSON

LETTERED BY: JOSEPH CARAMAGNA

THE STORY:

The Heroes for Hire find themselves in the middle of World War Hulk when their mission to Hulk's stoneship leaves them on the Warbound's death list! It's divide-and-conquer as each hero is hunted by a member of the Jade Giant's band of alien soldiers.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE LONERS #5

COVER BY: JASON PEARSON

WRITER: C. B. CEBULSKI

PENCILS: KARL MOLINE

INKS: KARL MOLINE

COLORED BY: BETH SOTELO

LETTERED BY: TBD - HIGH

THE STORY:

The RUNAWAYS spin-off puts the spotlight on a former New Warrior! Once a proud team of high-flying teenage heroes, the New Warriors has become the most hated name in all America. For Turbo, the downfall and disgrace of her old team has been a hard pill to swallow. But as she tries to put her past behind her, can she face her future without hiding behind a mask? Plus, what old Marvel character makes their exciting return to continuity this issue? Writer C.B. Cebulski (X-MEN FAIRY TALES) and artist Karl Moline (Route 666) keep you guessing and the critics raving!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MOON KNIGHT #12

COVER BY: ESAD RIBIC

WRITER: CHARLIE HUSTON

PENCILS: MICO SUAYAN

COLORED BY: FRANK D'ARMATA

LETTERED BY: JOSEPH CARAMAGNA

THE STORY:

"MIDNIGHT SUN" CONCLUSION

It all comes down to this. A grudge match. Two former friends slugging it out under the night sky -- Moon Knight and his former sidekick, Midnight. The last time something like this happened, Marc Spector carved off his pound of flesh, howled at the moon, and slipped into the abyss. Can this fight end any different?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

NEW AVENGERS/TRANSFORMERS #3

COVER BY: ED MCGUINNESS

WRITER: STUART MOORE

PENCILS: TYLER KIRKHAM

INKS: SAL REGLA

COLORED BY: ANNETTE KWON

LETTERED BY: TODD KLEIN

THE STORY:

Assemble and rollout as the dream team-up continues! Hey, what's up with that giant Iron Man on the cool cover by Ed McGuinness? How has Dr. Doom turned the confrontation of the Earth's greatest teams upside-down? And how long until Megatron blows the Avengers and the Autobots to smithereens? Writer Stuart Moore (WOLVERINE) and artist Tyler Kirkham (X-MEN: PHOENIX–WARSONG) up the ante as Optimus Prime, Captain America, Bumblebee, Spider-Man and more of your favorites stare down Armageddon!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. Copyright 2007 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved.

NOVA #6

COVER BY: ADI GRANOV

WRITER: DAN ABNETT

ANDY LANNING

PENCILS: SEAN CHEN

BRIAN DENHAM

INKS: SCOTT HANNA

COLORED BY: GURU-EFX

LETTERED BY: CORY PETIT

THE STORY:

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST continues here–but where is Richard Rider? Okay, we didn't say who the woman on last month's cover was, but everyone knows that this issue's cover features the deadliest woman in the entire universe! Yes, Gamora is back–so what does that mean for her former lover Nova? Find out when writers Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (ANNIHILATION: NOVA) and artists Sean Chen (IRON MAN) & Brian Denham (IRON MAN: HYPERVELOCITY) rocket Nova into the heart of the latest sci-fi event!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

SPIDER-MAN FAIRY TALES #4

COVER BY: NICK DRAGOTTA

WRITER: C. B. CEBULSKI

PENCILS: NICK DRAGOTTA

MICHAEL ALLRED

INKS: MICHAEL ALLRED

COLORED BY: LAURA ALLRED

LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR

THE STORY:

You've never seen a Cinderella story like this one! In search of a husband for Princess Gwendolyn, a costume ball is thrown for the suitable young men of the Kingdom, but when the mysterious Spider Prince arrives, that's when the trouble begins. Who is this noble knight no one has ever heard of? What grudge do the soldiers in the Goblin Brigade hold against him? And just why does this dashing Spider Prince need to depart before midnight? Will he fall victim to a pumpkin bomb?

THOR #3

COVER BY: OLIVIER COIPEL

WRITER: J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI

PENCILS: OLIVIER COIPEL

INKS: MARK MORALES

COLORED BY: LAURA MARTIN

THE STORY:

The Armored Avenger squares off against The God of Thunder! Tony Stark, the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., comes to Oklahoma to verify the rumors that his old friend and teammate is alive and in town…but Thor isn't rolling out the welcome mat for Iron Man! The God of Thunder would have words with the man who cloned him…and you know what that means!